mucus
Definitions
Noun
- Protective secretion of the mucus membranes; in the gut it lubricates the passage of food and protects the epithelial cells; in the nose and throat and lungs it can make it difficult for bacteria to penetrate the body through the epithelium
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "mucus".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ambitious | 3 | 16 |
| 2 | memphis | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | marcus | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | amorphous | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | impetus | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | smoothness | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | murderous | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | meanness | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | madness | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | mathias | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | smallness | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | amadeus | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | embarrass | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | macias | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | madras | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | magnus | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | malpass | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | margus | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | marius | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | markkas | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | markus | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | martus | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | masius | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | matthias | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | mattress | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | matyas | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | maxus | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | meatless | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | meiosis | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | meleis | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | mobius | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | molpus | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | molpus' | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | mucous | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | omnibus | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | smokeless | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | smugness | 2 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "mucus".
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Words that often follow the term "mucus" in a sentence.
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Words that are statistically associated with "mucus" in the same piece of text.
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 1
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 37
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 3
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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